Do you have a height preference for potential partners??

So if you're a guy, how tall is your dream girl in comparison to you, and vice versa for girls?

I prefer guys who are taller than me but "within reach," if you know what I mean. The reason I ask this is because for some reason, I always find it so funny that guys go around with girls who are shorter than them.. hehe :chuckle: but that's because I'm a girl and don't really understand attraction from a male's perspective. Why do guys like shorter girls, and are there any guys out there who prefer taller women, or at least women of the same height?

To me, it doesn't matter unless she's taller than me. It touches on my fear of being anything like Tom Cruise.

But, yea, only if she's taller than me (which is very rare). I mean, doesn't it just look wierd when the dude is smaller. I feel obligated to bring up Tom Cruise again.

I don't remember ever being in a serious relationship where the guy was taller. Current boy is half an inch shorter, and when I wear heels.....:roll:

I would like someone at least 4 inches taller than me, so that way we've got all the based covered. If I wanna skank it up and where 4 inch heels when I'm out with my man, at LEAST we'll be eye to eye. And when I'm not wearing heels he can be the tall one and I won't feel like a giant like I usually do.

Yeah, anything shorter than me will go. I guess eye-level is the sweet spot, anything lower than the shoulders is starting to get freaky :?.

I guess the proper explanation is that, in nature, male mammals are usually bigger than their female counterparts, so men/women try and find a partner that is proportional to their size. Just a gene thing.

So do taller women sort of threaten guys' masculinity or something along those lines? Tom Cruise.. :chuckle:

Kichu, hahaha I totally hear ya. One of my friends has this obsession with REALLY tall guys (like 6'3 or something)... that kind of height was never my style, but man it would be really nice to wear some sexy heals yet still have your guy be taller. :drool:

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Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

So do taller women sort of threaten guys' masculinity or something along those lines?

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Yes. Everyone makes fun of disproportionate couples.

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So if you're a guy, how tall is your dream girl in comparison to you, and vice versa for girls?

I prefer guys who are taller than me but "within reach," if you know what I mean. The reason I ask this is because for some reason, I always find it so funny that guys go around with girls who are shorter than them.. hehe :chuckle: but that's because I'm a girl and don't really understand attraction from a male's perspective. Why do guys like shorter girls, and are there any guys out there who prefer taller women, or at least women of the same height?

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I prefer woman taller than me to be honest. :undecided: Hence I've said I wish I was smaller in a past thread.

I love it all guys give a shit about is that she isn't taller than you.

I probably draw the line at like 5'9"

I don't much care. I'd rather she not be shorter than say 5'3" or so, or taller than say, an even 6 feet. Beyond that, let freedom reign.*



Whatever that means.

*Looks forlorn* Ah, yes, my embarrassing problem. Being a particularily fine male standing at an astounding five feet, you can imagine how many women I'm compatible with...
Truly, I find that height is not a factor that I consider, but perhaps this is only because of my rare position.

I really can't say that I care, all that much. Ideally, I like a woman that's shorter than me. I like having to loom over her to kiss her, and generally like feeling that I can envelope her in a way that being just as tall as just doesn't cut.

On the other hand, I've been really attracted to women that were just as tall as I was and, when I was younger, women that were even taller than I was. So I can't really discriminate. I like 'em all. No matter the height.

tall

Nina said that like she was placing an order or something. :)

I like shorter girls. But not too short. Obviously.

I'd prefer a girl shorter than me. I don't really know why. That's not to say I'm turned of by girls taller than me. I don't mind if she's a few inches taller, as long as she's not towering over me. Because that's just wrong.

I prefer the proportions of shorter girls,
but I do have a weird tall-girl fetish - makes me feel powerful, for some reason.

I'm a guy with no particular preference. I'm 6'1" and my wife is 5'0". That's a pretty big difference, but not the biggest I've had. I dated a woman for ten years who was only 4'10".

It's not how tall or short you are. It's how you move!

Am I the only who prefers taller woman?

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I do have a weird tall-girl fetish - makes me feel powerful, for some reason.

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Clearly not, Jdea. :roll:

:lol:

lol my parents must have not cared about height. My dad's 6' and my mom is 5'1". Weird...
Anyways, girls that are about the same height as me, maybe a bit shorter.

I'd always dated guys taller than me.. until my husband who's my height when we're both barefoot.

Hey.. when love is involved, it's no problem wearing flats. ;)

I never really had a preference, I don't think. I only encounter the odd girl or two that is the same height as me and most of the guys around here are shorter then me too, so regardless I just feel like a giant with a bunch of gnomes running around my feet. ;_;

Reminds of the what ABC did a while back here
an experiment to test just how willing women are to date shorter men.

I like my girls around the height that I can kiss their forehead.
Works well for the arm around the shoulders while walking, and making it not so awkward.

Still love knows no bounds:smitten:

Haha, that is a nice link! :D

JDea, how tall are you?

So no one really has a preference for someone who is significantly taller or significantly shorter. Interesting!

About avarage.

My dad was the big friendly giant, that scares me the most.

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Originally Posted by Jdeadevil

About avarage.

My dad was the big friendly giant, that scares me the most.

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Can you be more specific? I think your preference for taller women might be due to your age and height.

Well you know how old I am - 16

I don't really know how to measure my height. Sorry. :undecided:

Can I ask you people how you measure your own height? Lol

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Can I ask you people how you measure your own height? Lol

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Well it involves the sacrifice of a small animal, preferably a goat...


:P JK. Just find a tape measurer.

Well my stepdad says I'm about 5'10 - 5'9, at a guess. But there's 40% possibility he might be right.

Woo for being way taller than Jdea.
Good times. :)

...oh wait, I'm a tall freak of nature.
Bad times. :)

Shorter than me but not ridiculously short that you feel uncomfortable looking down on them.

I'm guessing most men find women taller than them emasculating.

I'm 5'9" ish, but I'm nowhere near finished growing. Fun thing is I was about 5'4" in September. This year.

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I'm 5'9" ish, but I'm nowhere near finished growing. Fun thing is I was about 5'4" in September. This year.

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Seriously?? :o Wooooow!!

Well we might as well list our heights, I'm curious about that too. I'm 5'8.

When I officially measure myself I'll post my height here, is that alright?

The trait of women preffering taller men is an evolutionary trait and can be expalined by natural selection. Our ancestors, women would have looked for bigger, taller men as this may have implied that they would recieve better protection (perhaps taller men are stronger) and would have been more able to survive and thus pass on her genes.

As far as men are concerned, there was a recent study done that said that men are attracted to fatter women (Tovee et al 2006). This may explain why men may be attracted to smaller women more then taller ones as it is more likely that smaller women will be fatter then taller ones. As mathematically it would take more for taller women to be fatter then smaller ones, I think. :? Confusing stuff huh???

But, speaking as a man, I sure its a pride thing to a degree. I mean you can't be in a relationship with a lady thats taller than you! (Tom Cruise did it along with alot of other weird things recently) I mean the man has to be the man in the relationship from his point of view. A taller girl is surely only a fetish thing for a guy.

Men are attracted to fat woman?

I'm 5'11''. But I don't feel like it at all because I was shorter for the majority of middle school and some of high school. Inside I'm still feel like the small, easy going Butters I used to be. Sometimes I'll look at people who are 5'9'' and they will seem taller than me.

I think I have some deep seeded mental disorder.

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I'm 5'11''. But I don't feel like it at all because I was shorter for the majority of middle school and some of high school. Inside I'm still feel like the small, easy going Butters I used to be. Sometimes I'll look at people who are 5'9'' and they will seem taller than me.

I think I have some deep seeded mental disorder.

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I know what you mean actually, I was officially classed as Avarage height in my class when were doing measurements in class. Me and my friend Chris were exactly the same height.

I don't think "fat" is the right word, but I know what you're talking about. Studies showed that men preferred women who had meat on their bones as opposed to some anorexic hos. :P

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I don't think "fat" is the right word, but I know what you're talking about. Studies showed that men preferred women who had meat on their bones as opposed to some anorexic hos. :P

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Damn straight. Women with meat tend to have better curves anyway. Plus, there's something very un-sexy about ribs.

Yes, not profoundly obese, overweight women, but essentially women with fatter bottoms and breasts, as evolutionarily this implied that the women would be more likely to provide the babies with nutrients post and pre-birth and hence to pass on the genes of the man.

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I don't think "fat" is the right word, but I know what you're talking about. Studies showed that men preferred women who had meat on their bones as opposed to some anorexic hos. :P

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Oh! Now I know what he means, yeah, I don't like the skinny-as-hell ones, lol. Size -6,000,000

I'm 15 and 5'6". Pretty good for my genetics/age group. I'm not even close to stopping. I'll probably be around 5'10" or 6'0, like my dad.

heh, my growth spurt started around age 13, where I grew like 3 inches in 6 months. :holycrap:

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But, speaking as a man, I sure its a pride thing to a degree. I mean you can't be in a relationship with a lady thats taller than you! (Tom Cruise did it along with alot of other weird things recently) I mean the man has to be the man in the relationship from his point of view. A taller girl is surely only a fetish thing for a guy.

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It's hardly only a 'fetish thing.'

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Originally Posted by Jdeadevil

Men are attracted to fat woman?

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A rather blunt way of putting it, but so you don't have to ask again; no matter what or who it is, there is someone out there that would be attracted to it/him or her. That becomes a creepy thought when you get down to thinking on the various things out there, but yeah..it's true.

Yeah, sorry if that was a bit of a harsh question. :( Hey Deava what do you prefer?

Taller or Shorter?

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I don't think "fat" is the right word, but I know what you're talking about. Studies showed that men preferred women who had meat on their bones as opposed to some anorexic hos. :P

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LOL!! My son also prefers slightly "thick" girls over "stick" girls. :D

It all has to do with proportions, as long as the meat is in the right places, all is well.

I'm 5'11" by the way.

I'm 5'10" so I obviously prefer guys who are taller than me. My hubby is 6'3" and he's still taller than me even when I wear heels, which is cool.

Though I have dated guys shorter than me before and I think I felt more self-conscious about it than they did :?

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I'm 5'10" so I obviously prefer guys who are taller than me. My hubby is 6'3" and he's still taller than me even when I wear heels, which is cool.

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You are lucky! :content: I have a fairly short friend who is dating a fairly tall guy, and she says that her tall friends are all jealous because apparently there's a shortage of tall guys.. and she has one even though she could go for someone way shorter!

If I have to put any effort into looking into their eyes, they're wrong for me. I prefer taller guys, but not so tall that I'd have to strain myself holding my head up. If I liked a guy shorter than me, who knows?

The closer to my height the better, definitly not too short. I don't mind tall women inless there too skinny.

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Originally Posted by psychology student

As far as men are concerned, there was a recent study done that said that men are attracted to fatter women (Tovee et al 2006). This may explain why men may be attracted to smaller women more then taller ones as it is more likely that smaller women will be fatter then taller ones. As mathematically it would take more for taller women to be fatter then smaller ones, I think. Confusing stuff huh???

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That it true, in a way, I've heard about that too from watching a show about the science of attraction, but you see it really is about where they put the weight if it's in places like the stomach and thighs and waist then it's considered over weight and most likely they would be considered unattractive but if the weight is balanced such as in the hips, breasts, and butt, that women will probably be considered more attractive, but not too much weight in those places.

hence why men like those parts, for evolutionary purposes.

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The closer to my height the better, definitly not too short. I don't mind tall women inless there too skinny.





That it true, in a way, I've heard about that too from watching a show about the science of attraction, but you see it really is about where they put the weight if it's in places like the stomach and thighs and waist then it's considered over weight and most likely they would be considered unattractive but if the weight is balanced such as in the hips, breasts, and butt, that women will probably be considered more attractive, but not too much weight in those places.

hence why men like those parts, for evolutionary purposes.

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I still have a thing for tall, skinny, gawky girls

Few inches taller than me so that all I have to do is tilt my head up to kiss. Being too tall will be a strain on my neck and toes. (I do not wear high heels unless I really have to at some formal gathering).

Guys that are shorter than me dun turn me on at all. *thinks about having to lean over* Ew. Also, I can't really feel that safe when a small dude wraps his arms around me. Feels kinda wrong... like a kid hugging me.

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Feels kinda wrong... like a kid hugging me.

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I would feel kind of the same way if the girl is too short.

It's weird when I see some coupls in my highschool, the girls are sometimes like 2 grades behind and like half the hight of some of the guys, I don't know why would they ever think about going out with someone that small, there like a 12 year old in comparisen.

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I still have a thing for tall, skinny, gawky girls

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No you don't.

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I would feel kind of the same way if the girl is too short.

It's weird when I see some coupls in my highschool, the girls are sometimes like 2 grades behind and like half the hight of some of the guys, I don't know why would they ever think about going out with someone that small, there like a 12 year old in comparisen.

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It's because they failed with everyone else in their grade and all they have a chance with are people younger than them. Senior guys to freshman girls..... ew. That means they failed with everyone in their grade, everyone in the junior grade, and everyone in the sophmore class.

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It's because they failed with everyone else in their grade and all they have a chance with are people younger than them. Senior guys to freshman girls..... ew. That means they failed with everyone in their grade, everyone in the junior grade, and everyone in the sophmore class.

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:lol: Oh the joys of post high school where age doesn't matter to quite such an extent!

I prefer them between 5'8-6'2 feet tall. But I don't mind smaller guys as long as they're not to small.

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I'm 5'11''. But I don't feel like it at all because I was shorter for the majority of middle school and some of high school. Inside I'm still feel like the small, easy going Butters I used to be. Sometimes I'll look at people who are 5'9'' and they will seem taller than me.

I think I have some deep seeded mental disorder.

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I know what you mean. I'm 5'9 and I don't feel tall at all, but people keep telling me that I do.

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No you don't.

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w/e

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w/e

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Alban - Don't listen to M-Cat, he/she is just spamming. :?

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Yeah, sorry if that was a bit of a harsh question. :( Hey Deava what do you prefer?

Taller or Shorter?

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I'm not really concerned with it either way, as there are advantages and disadvantages to going either way. With someone that is taller then me, well that means the person would be at least 6'3" and I feel more then a little intimidated around people too much taller then me, since I'm so used to being a bit taller then most...but the intimidating factor wouldn't be bad, persay, in such a case since a girl that could physically overpower me is shexy. :P

I like shorter though, if I could I'd be shorter. I'm naturally a submissive kind of guy, so the 'head-space' involved with a shorter lass would be arguably more potent then that of a taller one.

In the end, though, all it boils down to really is the height of a partner isn't going to keep me in a relationship for years to come so its not really a factor I consider outside of threads like this.

"but the intimidating factor wouldn't be bad, persay, in such a case since a girl that could physically overpower me is shexy".

sounds like a fetish thing to me.

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"but the intimidating factor wouldn't be bad, persay, in such a case since a girl that could physically overpower me is shexy".

sounds like a fetish thing to me.

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Being physically over powered by my S/O? Yeah, I enjoy it but I wouldn't say it's a fetish. Fetishes are a little more intense and prevalent in a person's mind then this is in mine.

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Alban - Don't listen to M-Cat, he/she is just spamming. :?

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Crap, still not wise to those spammers yet!:roll:
Tnx Jd.
Yet another bitter lesson in the great disappointment that is life.

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Alban - Don't listen to M-Cat, he/she is just spamming. :?

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If you say so.

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If you say so.

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Well you are - Say something useful.

I love tall guys. But short guys too. :D So I guess not.

But I do prefer taller than me. But it isn't a big deal if he's not.

I like short girls so I can toss em around and basically control them in the sack. Lol.
I've never done a girl taller than me, because any girl my height looks funny. (sorry tall girls) (not)

i like tall guys. i'm 5 foot 7 and i dont think i could go out with someone shorter than that. i've gone out with guys only a little bit taller than me though

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:lol: Oh the joys of post high school where age doesn't matter to quite such an extent!

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Man, I can't wait ;)

Being a senior and just turned 16 like three days ago, I'm quite lucky to stand at about 6'2". The age thing is still awkward, though - I've never gotten past that enough to worry about height.

Theoretically, same height as me or shorter is ideal. I've never met a girl in my school who's taller than me anyways, though.

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Well you are - Say something useful.

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1. this is senseless banter
2. your last two posts weren't "useful"
3. :banana:
4. I am awesome
5. this is senseless banter so I can spam if I want

:banana:

. . .

Atleast try to look cool while doing it.

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i like tall guys. i'm 5 foot 7 and i dont think i could go out with someone shorter than that. i've gone out with guys only a little bit taller than me though

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You're taller than me... O.o

i like shorter girls 'cause they make a good chin rest while dancing xD

Never thought about it but all my girlfriends have been about an inch or two shorter than me.

I'm happy to be slightly taller than average size :)

Standing in at a whopping 5'3....

I don't care much about size, honestly if a girl can put up with me being the polar opposite of masculinity then I really don't care.


My girlfriend now is pretty much my height, I think I have her by a millimeter though.

I'm 5'10", my past relationships have all been at least 2-3 inches shorter than me... although I had a massive crush on a 6'4" Black girl that was in grade 8 with me.

I`m 6'1, prefer shorter girls so i can beat their ass. Ahaha Jk.

After my most recent breakup, I REFUSE to date a guy shorter than me or the same height as me. I have always been taller and I WILL not negotiate on this one. Well, for now anyways.

kichu, just out of curiosity.. how tall are you?

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I'm 5'4 and I like taller guys. I feel more protected.

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kichu, just out of curiosity.. how tall are you?

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5'11"

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5'11"

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Now I understand when you state that you've dated men shorter than you! ;)

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5'11"

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Yus! I'm 5'11 1/2"

I think...

I'm 5'4" and haven't grown since I was uh, 11?

*retreats to corner and cries*

I love girls that are shorter than me!

I don't like them insanely short, just shorter than me, and I don't mean by an inch or two :P

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Yus! I'm 5'11 1/2"

I think...

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Oh really.... :ohyahbaby:

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5'11"

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Whoa whoa whoa! You should come here to Asia. :D

I find it a bit awkward if the guy is shorter than me. Eye level and up is what I like.

My boyfriend is much taller than me. When I stand facing him and look straight ahead, I'm looking at his neck and chin. I love it: makes for great hugs imo.


I'm 5'7"

My girlfriend is 7 inches shorter than me.

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Oh really.... :ohyahbaby:

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I'll wear some platform shoes just in case.

my girl is an inch shorter than me. I'm 5'2". I loves it!

Oddly, I prefer girls who are not average height, rather than any specific height. Or at least, within certain ranges. Below average, without looking stocky or being abnormally short, and 5'10''-6'3''/4'', without looking lanky. I'm about 6'3'', for comparison. Females between those two ranges of height just tend to have their scalp at an odd level in comparison to my eyes (although I do prefer someone just barely under my own height, though supermodel lanky tallness I find unattractive).

1 - 4 inches shorter than me, thats what I like.

However, my current girlfriend is like 5'2 and I'm 5'9

I'd prefer girls who were about my height or shorter. I'm 5'7 and should be around 5'11 (as indicated by my father and brother's height) when I finish growing. I find girls who are significantly shorter than me to be highly attractive. I think I could be with a girl who was a few inches taller than me, but it would take some getting used to.

I'm 5'4"-5'5" right now with a curved spine. Personally I don't care for height preference.

I'm 6'3"... I prefer it to being short but I hope I've stopped growing to be honest. :(

On the extremely rare occassion that I come across a girl who's about the same height as me, I've gotta say that it is extremely attractive...

I`m only 5'2'' so....It looks like I don't really have much choice in the matter. Unless I`m dating REALLY short people. Then we'd have miget babies and... I don't think so.

Shorter than me. Thankyou.